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Chapter 2

Imago

By Caroline "Hally" Hal (maracuchi@hotmail.com)



She entered the kitchen, Hedwig on her shoulder. "Thank Merlin the house elves have this day off," she thought and started searching for the bacon that she had promised Hedwig.

"Well, well, well, my dear cousin," said a voice behind her. She turned, facing her cousin with a smile. He was grinning: "Good Lord, are you so happy with yourself that you do not even notice your favourite cousin? Please, tell me what is the reason for your joy, maybe I could join you in your celebration." With a glance at Hedwig he added, "You know, I happen to know the owner of that fabulous bird, and he is not so much my friend, care to explain?"

She walked to the table where he was sitting, then, leaning with her elbows on the table and resting her head on her hands she replied with a grin:

"Wow, five in a row, you are getting better my dear, and about what you asked," she paused and then, widening her grin, continued, "I am not going to answer."

"Five in a row?"

"Yes, 1st: I am your dear cousin, 2nd: I am very, very happy with myself, 3rd: I did not notice you when I entered, because of my happiness, 4th: You do know her owner, you've seen her with her owner for six years, it's a foolproof, 5th: You are not his friend at all."

"May I know what you have to do with Potty's owl, and, more important, with him?" he demanded.

"That, Dracky, is my business, not yours, no, no, mine." She said. "Plus, his name is Harry, not Potty."

"Well, My name is Draco, not Dracky."

"Whatever," she said leaning in and kissing the tip of his nose. "Where is the bacon, anyway?" she added straightening and resuming her search.

"Are you going to feed it? With my food?"

"Oh, sod off, Draco, won't you? Plus, if it bothers you so much, then don't worry, I'll give her my part of the food."

"Do you really have to feed it? What, Potter cannot take care of his own pet?"

"It's not that at all, it's just that I am not sending her over yet, now, where is that bacon?"

"It's in the top of that one," he said pointing to one of the kitchen cupboards. "What do you have to do with Potter, anyway?"

"Draco, honey, you know, curiosity killed the cat." He just raised an eyebrow.

"Do not worry dear, you'll know soon enough," she added while she was handing Hedwig the bacon she had magically fried. She started walking towards the door but stopped.

"Draco?"

"Yes?"

"The book about Distant Spells is still in your bookshelf?"

"Um, yes, why?"

"Can I borrow it?

"Err - yeah, sure."

"Thanks, sweetie."

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She went to the owlery and left Hedwig there, then she went to Draco's bedroom to pick up the book. She found it on the top of the bookshelf, quickly summoned it and went to the backyard. She sat down under a tree and read the title "Carmen Longincuus" 'Oh hell, it's in Latin, well-' she took out her wand, pointed it at the book and muttered "English Reddere". A sparkle of blue light hit the book and then it read "Distant Spells". She grinned and started looking for the spell.

"Here it is," she said to herself "Trés Bien, Mademoiselle".

"Resonare Longa? Why would you want that spell?" Draco said reading over her shoulder. She jumped at the sound of his voice, then she turned to face him.

"Good Merlin, Draco, you scared the hell out of me, why are you sneaking me out?"

"Sneaking you out? Now my dear, you are wrong, I just wanted to know what you were reading and - wait, you, you translated the book?!!! You know it is very hard to find that one in its original language and now you change it?!"

"Wow, wow, hold on there, I was not going to leave it in English, I just wanted to read it faster, I will change it back when I have finished."

"Oh, all right," he said sitting next to her. "You do know that if you hold that spell for too long you won't be able to speak to the person linked, unless you are very far apart, don't you?"

"Yes, I know, but it would only last for a couple of months, and anyway, I will only need it for less than two hours, the time the spell is supposed to work; Do you want to help me with this?"

"Sure, no prob."

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After a week of practicing, she finally could perform the spell graciously; they stayed in opposite sides of the manor. That day she went to the owlery, tied a letter to Hedwig's leg and told her: "Try to get there today, ok?" Hedwig let out a hoot and flew away.

She waited until her watch told her the time was right, then she took out her wand and muttered, "Imago Harry"

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It was near 1:00 am when he heard her voice.

"Harry? Harry? Wake up darling!" He stood up and started looking around his room.

"What?" he asked confused.

"Finally" she said.

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